Hampden

Options at every price point, with parks, trails, and light rail nearby.

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Market Snapshot

$680,000

Median Price: Detached

$243,000

Median Price: Attached

$279 (detached), $226 (attached)

Median Price per Sq Ft

32 days (detached), 53 days (attached)

Average Days on Market

240 (101 detached, 139 attached)

Homes Sold, Last 12 Months

1969

Typical Year Built

Trailing 12 months through September 2026. Source: MLS data. Stats reflect Hampden proper.

Overview

Hampden is a large southeast Denver neighborhood along Hampden Avenue between I-25 and the Cherry Creek State Park area, with the Denver Tech Center minutes south. This guide also covers the neighboring Hampden South and Kennedy areas, which share the same corridor, parks, and housing mix. Hampden South sits between I-25 and the Hampden corridor, and Kennedy includes Kennedy Golf Course. The High Line Canal Trail, Southmoor light rail station, and Tiffany Plaza shopping anchor the area, and Cherry Creek Reservoir is a short drive east.

Homes You'll Find

Hampden offers one of the widest ranges of home types in southeast Denver. Single-family homes are mostly 1960s and 1970s ranches, bi-levels, and two-stories, with some newer construction near the parks. Attached homes make up a large share of sales, from 1970s and 1980s condos and townhomes to newer townhome communities along Hampden Avenue and near the light rail stations.

A Little History

Eat and Drink

Shanahan's Steakhouse: Upscale steakhouse near the Tech Center. 5085 S Syracuse St (just outside the neighborhood).
Snooze: Breakfast and brunch favorite with a Tech Center location. 7505 E Hampden Ave area.
Tiffany Plaza: Shopping center at Hampden and Tamarac with a mix of casual restaurants and a grocery store.

Things to Do

Hampden Branch Library: Denver Public Library branch, currently closed for renovation and set to reopen. 9755 E Girard Ave.
Eastmoor Park: Neighborhood park with trails and open space.
George M. Wallace Park: Park with ballfields and a popular sledding hill along Goldsmith Gulch.
Goldsmith Gulch Trail: Paved trail connecting several parks through the neighborhood.
Southmoor Station: RTD light rail on the E and H lines, near Hampden Ave and I-25.

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